With the start of level 12, the registration for Day 1b has closed. All players that fail to bag up chips can reenter the competition tomorrow as of 1 p.m. local time for Day 1c, as well as 5 p.m. for Day 1d.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
The final 10-minute break has just started, as players are heading out of the tournament area. Registration closes as soon as the cards are in the air again and the final numbers for Day 1b will then be finalized and officially confirmed.
Reinhard Foidl limped in out of the small blind and Morten Andersson from one seat over raised, Foidl called. The flop came 
and Foidl checked. Andersson bet 4,500 and Foidl called. After the 
turn, Foidl checked again and Andersson now bet 10,000, which was met by a quick call.
The 
river completed the board and Foidl checked. Andersson moved all in and was quickly called. "Do you have a five?" Andersson asked, slightly worried. Foidl instead turned over 
and Andersson doubled for 39,500 with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | 120,000 |
|
58,000 | -82,000 |
Arriving on the three-way flop of 
, a bet of 8,000 was in front of Konstantin Kostyakov. Izzitreallyd in the small blind then check-raised all in while a third player in the hand was already all in. Kostyakov then folded and Izzitreallyd showed 
for second pair.
The player at risk had 
, but Izzitreallyd made a runner runner full with the 
turn and 
river to eliminate the opponent and boost his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | 69,000 |
After 10 and a half levels of 30 minutes each, the field of Day 1b has been cut into half. So far, there are 187 entries of which 94 remain and the registration will close at the end of this level.
On the table of big stack Michel Kruijt, who was sitting in the big blind, Haffi opened the action with a raise to 3,200. From one seat over, Alain Riss three-bet to 9,000 and the action folded back to Haffi. He called and checked the flop of 
. Riss continued for 7,500 and was called.
On the 
turn, Haffi checked for the second time in a row. Riss moved all in or around 20,000 and that forced a fold from Haffi. Riss first flashed to his table neighbor only and then showed the rest of the table his as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000 | 57,000 |
|
45,000 | 15,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Roman Moťovský raised to 3,000 and the player in the small blind called before Petr Hejdánek in the big blind moved all in for his last 10,600 and both opponents called. On the 
flop, the small blind isolated with a bet and Moťovský folded.
Hejdánek:
Small blind: 
Neither the turn nor the river changed anything and Hejdánek tripled up.
Shortly after, at the same table, Irakli Jangjava three-bet all in for 29,200 and the initial raiser called with the very same hand in . Jangjava had 
and won the flip thanks to a board of 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000 | 60,000 |
|
33,000 | 33,000 |
As one of a quite a few players, Patrick Wolff invested two bullets on Day 1b. However, the second attempt was not crowned with success either, as he just walked out of the tournament room. "I had and the flop was eight high with two clubs. Could not get out anymore, and the guy called me with 
. But no worries, I will be bacl tomorrow," he added on his way out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
